Re: Thank you and yet another question

[Guest guest]

Kerri,

I wanted to answer this because in our case, we had conflicting points of

view. Our ped thought was mild, and CT considered him moderate to

severe. I tend to lean with CT because of the fact that my ped dismissed his

ear misalignment as an optical illusion. My ped never fully examined or

scrutinzed all areas of his head, ears, and facial asymmetry. My ped only

gave me a referral after I decided that's the route we were taking. I hope

others with a mild condition can answer your question better, but I wanted to

let you know that in some gray areas, the diagnosis of mild to moderate may

be dictated by whoever is looking at your child and their level of expertise.

' Mom

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/11/2002 7:13:57 AM Central Daylight Time, Baracus4@... writes:

Question is this....would a mild or moderate case correct itself over time or is treatment necessary regardless of the classification?

Our initial consultation with Cranio Tech is June 24. Wish us luck.

Thanks again, you guys are wonderful.

Kerri (

I AM NOT REALLY SURE OF THE ANSWER TO THIS and I find it absurd that ins will only cover severe cases- argh! We have had many parents that have repositioned with great success- I think if you were vigilant with repositioning and keeping off the affected side you may see some response from that but I am not sure if it would correct itself or not- I guess it depends on the child's head shape time spent on it and what the head wants to do. Maybe one of our experts could comment better on this!

beck

[Guest guest]

Kerri,

CT will give you a degree rating (mild, moderate, severe). There is question

in my mind whether or not a mild case left completely untreated would correct

or not. I think a mild case that is caught fairly early and treated with

aggressive repositioning and PT (if there is tort present) can be corrected

without banding. This might also hold true for a moderate case IF it is

caught early and other treatment options (repositioning, PT, cranial-sacral

massage, etc) are pursued aggressively. Severe cases or moderate cases where

there is facial assymetry or ear misalignment, I personally believe, will not

completely correct on their own without treatment. My daughter was moderate

to severe with facial assymetry and ear misalignment so there was really no

decision to make for us! We got the helmet as quickly as we could!

I hope this answers your question! Keep us posted!

Marci (Mom to )

Oklahoma